APPENDIX 6: LETTER TO PARENTS
October 23, 2003
Dear Parents,
Hello! My name is __________ and this year, I will be the Public Achievement coach for your
son/daughter as s/he participates in the Public Achievement Program at Dakota Meadows
Middle School. Our group consists of ____ seventh/eighth-grade girls/boys, and we will be
meeting each Thursday for forty minutes during the school year. The issue for our group is
______________________.
A little background at about me, I am a year in school majoring in _______________ at Minnesota
State University. My hometown is _________________. I am an active member of
____________________. My interests are ______________. I have experiences working with young
people through ________________________
Public Achievement is a program aimed at getting young teens involved in their community and
showing them that through involvement, they can learn about democracy and make a difference
in an area that matters to them. _______________ is our group’s topic this year, and it will take a
lot of work to make an impact regarding this topic. So far this year we have
___________________________________. In the next few meetings we are hoping to
____________________. My hope for the team is __________________________.
This year, I will be encouraging the girls to have an open communication with me and within the
group. There may be times that they come home asking to talk to you about something for our
group, or they might have a moment of frustration--as we all do when we work on something we
care about! As a parent, please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions about what we
are doing; my phone number is_________ my email is _________________. I would be more than
happy to discuss with you the ideas and projects we are working on.
Additionally, please feel free to contact LeAnn Mages, the Public Achievement Coordinator at
DMMS at 387-5077 or my professor at MSU, Tony Filipovitch, at 389-5035 if you have any other
questions or cannot get a hold of me.
I hope that as the year progresses your son/daughter grows in her/his love of participatory
citizenship. Thank you again!
Sincerely,